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Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol on Oct. 31.

Rollins says USDA will withhold food stamp funds from blue states

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:18pm
Senate HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol for a vote on Wednesday.

Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal

By Sandhya Raman
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:14pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies during his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Russell building on Wednesday.

NASA nominee denies conflict of interest with Musk

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 12:56pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, and Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:42pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Kelly spoke about about President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s efforts to intimidate him after he called for the military to refuse illegal orders.

Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:44pm
FBI Director Kash Patel, left, looks Thursday at photos of the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot last week in Washington, D.C., as well as a photo of the suspect in the shooting.

US toughens immigration policies after National Guard shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 1, 2025 at 1:07pm
Alina Habba, then an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in 2024.

Appeals court rules Alina Habba ineligible for US attorney role

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 1, 2025 at 12:04pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a rally with House Democrats on Nov. 12 to oppose a Senate-passed spending bill because it would not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats winning on health care post-shutdown, some analysts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:30am
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned of mass job losses due to AI. Regardless of how accurate such a prediction turns out to be, Bruce Stokes writes, policymakers can be proactive about the technology and avoid some of the disruptive effects of globalization.

Being proactive on AI can head off mistakes of globalization

By Bruce Stokes
Posted November 25, 2025 at 9:00am
The Supreme Court building.

At Supreme Court, Texas congressional map faces issue of timing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 24, 2025 at 3:03pm
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017.

Judge dismisses indictments against James Comey, Letitia James

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 24, 2025 at 2:24pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who is co-chair of a council to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a news conference in July. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

FEMA to get new interim director ahead of agency review report

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 24, 2025 at 12:53pm
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters outside the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on June 10.

Bipartisan health subsidy bill adds income caps, anti-fraud measures

By Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 21, 2025 at 3:55pm
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is pushing for a smaller-sized Energy-Water bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills

By Jacob Fulton, Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted November 21, 2025 at 3:36pm
“The president is pressing forward,” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told reporters. “We'll see what happens.”

White House isn’t giving up on AI regulations ban

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted November 21, 2025 at 5:20am
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks with reporters in the Capitol on Nov. 4. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of ‘seditious’ act

By Mark Satter
Posted November 20, 2025 at 5:30pm
Michael Selig, the nominee to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at his appearance Wednesday before the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Senate Agriculture advances Selig to lead CFTC

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 20, 2025 at 3:07pm
Advocates and members of D.C.’s shadow delegation, including Oye Owolewa and Ankit Jain, attend a news conference on Tuesday denouncing the latest congressional effort to roll back local policies in the District.

House takes aim at cashless bail in DC

By Justin Papp
Posted November 19, 2025 at 8:57pm
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought will remain in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

Trump nominates CFPB leader, but Vought’s ‘not going anywhere’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted November 19, 2025 at 6:33pm, Updated at 7:42pm
Michael Selig, the nominee to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, waits to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday.

Senate Agriculture plans Thursday vote on CFTC nominee

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 19, 2025 at 6:14pm
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., led a forum Wednesday on harms from President Donald Trump's tough-on-immigration enforcement policies.

House Democrats spotlight Trump immigration enforcement harms

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 19, 2025 at 5:47pm
Tillis says there's too much “cross talk” in the health insurance debate.

Senate appears polarized as health care subsidy cliff nears

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 19, 2025 at 3:42pm
Former FBI Director James Comey leaves a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017 on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Judge questions grand jury procedure in James Comey indictment

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 19, 2025 at 1:49pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said of House efforts, "We're not here to bail out insurance companies."

Trump draws line in sand on extending ACA credits

By Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 18, 2025 at 6:01pm
President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during an arrival ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.

‘Things happen’: Trump defends MBS on Khashoggi murder, slams ABC reporter

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2025 at 4:21pm
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One on Sunday after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Slashed refugee cap adds to uncertainty about admissions to US

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 17, 2025 at 2:24pm
An aerial view last week of new 9.6-kilometer secondary border wall between the Santa Teresa Desert in southern New Mexico and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Workers installed steel bollard sections in an area authorities describe as a hub for smuggling and migrant rescues.

Supreme Court to take up case over border asylum claim location

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 17, 2025 at 11:53am
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., attends a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Defense contractors fight back against NDAA repair language

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 17, 2025 at 11:43am
Rep. Nikki Budzinski,, D-Ill., attends a news conference with members of the New Democrat Coalition on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Biofuels standards put farm, oil state members on opposite sides

By Kelly Livingston
Posted November 17, 2025 at 10:09am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks with reporters on Monday.

Major spending package planned for Senate floor faces doubts

By Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley
Posted November 14, 2025 at 5:45pm